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Post by poncirusguy on Feb 1, 2021 22:03:20 GMT -5
Can anyone tell me which is more cold hardy between a Meyer lemon and a new Zealand lemonade with both growing on their own roots.
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Post by adriano on Feb 2, 2021 11:24:34 GMT -5
I dont know about lemonade, but Meyer proofed to be hardy enough to tolerate -4.
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Post by ash on Feb 3, 2021 7:51:42 GMT -5
I have a Meyer that still has fruit on it after being outside in -4
Possibly they temperature was slightly higher where it was since it was next to a house. But I think Meyers are extremely cold Hardy.
I can't comment on the new Zealand one since I've never grown it.
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Post by brettay on Feb 11, 2021 19:47:02 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the cold hardiness of the New Zealand Lemonade, but another sweet lemon variety, the Pomona sweet lemon, survived several hours at 16 degrees according to the CCPP. My Meyer had severe damage at several hours at 20 degrees a few years back, but did survive.
-Brett
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Post by ash on Feb 11, 2021 21:09:32 GMT -5
I've had to leave a Meyer outside all winter in Ireland because it's at a neighbours house and the conservatory it was in was taken down for repairs just before he died. So far we've only had -4c so about 24f but not for too long and we've had a few days of snow. And the Meyer is still looking good. But I think it has dealt with worse cold in the past I'm hoping to dig it up and move it to my home before the weather gets warm  This picture was take just after the cold and snow And in case anyone is wondering about its Shape it has been pruned for years to stop it from getting too big for the conservatory it was in. |
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Post by adriano on Feb 14, 2021 16:48:59 GMT -5
Does it bear fruits? How Long does it Take to get ripen. IT Looks good
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Post by millet on Feb 14, 2021 18:33:16 GMT -5
According to One Green World's web site New Zealand Lemonade is hardy to 30F (-1C).
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Post by Sylvain on Feb 15, 2021 5:29:42 GMT -5
They open the umbrella (I am not sure this expression works in Enflish...). Nothing serious can happen to any citrus until -5°C (23°F). The only exception is when they have not seen freezing temperatures for years and face a sudden cold as it happened in Florida or Texas.
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Post by millet on Feb 15, 2021 11:43:39 GMT -5
Sylvain, as I wrote, the 30F temperature is given by the nursery One Green World. If you have a problem with that temperature you need to go to One Green World''s website and tell them.
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Post by ash on Feb 15, 2021 14:14:26 GMT -5
Does it bear fruits? How Long does it Take to get ripen. IT Looks good Yes and the fruit seems unaffected by the cold and rain The plant was under glass when the current fruits started to form. It takes nearly a full year for them ripen. The main crop both flowers and is picked in spring. |
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Post by Sylvain on Feb 15, 2021 18:47:51 GMT -5
And Naturehills gives New Zealand Lemonade for Growing Zones 8-10!  I don't believe One Green World and I don't believe Naturehills.
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Post by Laaz on Feb 16, 2021 6:53:59 GMT -5
zone 8 = 10 - 20F
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Post by ash on Mar 3, 2021 14:17:20 GMT -5
we've only had -4c so about 24f but not for too long and we've had a few days of snow. And the Meyer is still looking good. I was wrong a few days after I made this post quite a few leafs showed signs of damage from the cold. It wasn't a bad amount of leaf loss just the top of the plant. But I just thought I should correct my post |
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